Ruptured Aneurysm of the Splenic Artery: A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain after Blunt Trauma | Zendy

Jalalludin Khoshnevis | Zendy; Saran Lotfollahzadeh | Zendy; Mohammad Reza Sobhiyeh | Zendy; Hossein Najd Sepas | Zendy; Masomah Abbas Nejad | Zendy; Ali Rahbari | Zendy; Nazanin Behnaz | Zendy; Zeinab Mahdi | Zendy

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Ruptured Aneurysm of the Splenic Artery: A Rare Cause of Abdominal Pain after Blunt Trauma

Author(s) -

Jalalludin Khoshnevis,

Saran Lotfollahzadeh,

Mohammad Reza Sobhiyeh,

Hossein Najd Sepas,

Masomah Abbas Nejad,

Ali Rahbari,

Nazanin Behnaz,

Zeinab Mahdi

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

trauma monthly

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168

H-Index - 16

eISSN - 2251-7464

pISSN - 2251-7472

DOI - 10.5812/traumamon.8271

Subject(s) - medicine , shock (circulatory) , abdominal pain , splenic artery , laparotomy , abdominal trauma , blunt , surgery , blunt trauma , aneurysm , radiology

Splenic artery aneurysms (SAAs) are rare (0.2-10.4%); however, they are the most common form of visceral artery aneurysms. Splenic artery aneurysms are important to identify, because up to 25% of the cases are complicated by rupture. Post- rupture mortality rate is 25% -70% based on the underlying cause. Herein we present a young patient with abdominal pain after blunt abdominal trauma due to rupture of an SAA.

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